At The Races


Guide to the Cheltenham Festival

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Tune in to At The Races every day of Cheltenham for our Festival Focus programme at 8.00am and our post-racing Festival Phone-In from 5.45pm.

My Festival Banker

Tony Ennis, ATR Presenter
VOY POR USTEDES
Ryanair Chase (14.40 Thu)
"He can complete the remarkable feat of landing three different races at the Festival.Alan King's star looked back to something near his best at Ascot last time and over a trip which seems ideal nowadays he looks five-star nap material in the Ryanair."

Kauto the Gold star once again

13th Mar 2009

Kauto Star wrote his name into racing legend by reclaiming the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup in emphatic style from his stablemate Denman.

FESTIVAL FOCUS VIDEO

14th Mar 2009

Watch our daily Festival preview programme throughout the Festival with all the latest news and views on the action - click here to watch today's edition.

Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase

13th Mar 2009

Cheltenham Gold Cups are always fascinating - the race is the undisputed highlight of the finest jumps meeting in the world - but this renewal was arguably the most intriguing racing puzzle for many seasons.

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BATTLE OF THE BOOTH

Congratulations to Tony Ennis who wins the 2009 Cheltenham Battle of the Booth from runner-up Sean Boyce with Matt Chapman in third.

VIDEO PREVIEW

Watch our 13 part preview programme with Luke Harvey, Mick Fitzgerald and Tony Ennis as the team analyse the 12 Grade 1 races at the Festival.

Cards and Odds

Visit our racecards section for the complete form service for the Cheltenham Festival, including free PDF form downloads, racecards with horse-by-horse guides and links to detailed form and archive video.

STATS GUIDE

It's the ultimate trends analysis of the Festival! Click here to read Stats Expert Paul Jones's detailed lowdown on every race at the meeting. Includes a host of hidden gems and details of past winners for every race.

RUNNER PROFILES

Robert Cooper and Gary O'Brien have looked at the leading contenders for all 12 Grade 1 races at the Festival. Includes links to all relevant archive video.

STABLE TOURS

Don't miss our stable tours with the top yards at Cheltenham. Online now are Paul Nicholls, Noel Meade, Alan King, Philip Hobbs, Nicky Henderson and David Pipe.

LONG RANGE FORECAST

Ante-post expert Gary Nutting enjoyed a spectacular Festival last year with a host of winners. Click here to read his analysis and best bets for his full Festival portfolio.

TRIAL RACES

Check out our verdicts on the key trials for the feature races at the Festival - includes video for Binocular, Kauto Star, Punchestowns, Master Minded plus many more.

FRENCH CONNECTIONS

Top bloodstock agent Anthony Bromley - the man who found Kauto Star - talks to Zoey Bird about his French imports running at the Festival.

Festival Spy

Our Festival Spy is reporting from the best Cheltenham preview nights - where tongues can be looser than in front of the cameras.

The Race Centre

Video preview

World Hurdle

Despite having been twice beaten in the World Hurdle, Kasbah Bliss is set to go off a hot favourite. Luke Harvey, Mick Fitzgerald and Tony Ennis look at the likely line-up for the stayers' crown. Includes stats and video form.

STATS GUIDE

JOHNNY HENDERSON GRAND ANNUAL CHASE (17.15 FRIDAY)
"The Grand Annual has been a sensationally-strong race in which to support one of the leading fancies. Only five winners in the last 35 years were sent off at bigger than 10/1 which is remarkable for a handicap at the Festival."
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